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World of Warcraft workers unlock ‘form a union’ achievement
25 Jul

World of Warcraft workers unlock ‘form a union’ achievement

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World of Warcraft (WoW) artists, designers, engineers, producers, quality assurance (QA) testers and other game developers have unionized. The staff of more than 500 workers voted to unionize the Blizzard Entertainment studio with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) creating the World of Warcraft Gamemakers Guild, according to an X post from the union’s official account.The Blizzard studio is the latest major game studio to form a union during uncertain times of layoffs and studio closures across the gaming industry. Bethesda Game Studios, the studio behind the Fallout and Elder Scrolls franchises, formed its union with the help of CWA…
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Modders made a tiny Nintendo Wii that doubles as a keychain
24 Jul

Modders made a tiny Nintendo Wii that doubles as a keychain

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The Nintendo Wii was a bona-fide cultural juggernaut, with over 100 million consoles sold during its lifespan. It was never the biggest console in the world, with a size approximating a paperback book. Modders, however, have managed to shrink the Wii’s footprint way down. They made a functional console that’s no bigger than a keychain, as reported by Time Extension. As a matter of fact, it actually doubles as a keychain.The appropriately-named Nintendo Kawaii is a teensy-weensy Wii that lacks some of the bells and whistles of the original, but it works and can run games from that generation. It’s…
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MultiVersus leak suggests Barbie and Mad Max tie-ins are on the way
24 Jul

MultiVersus leak suggests Barbie and Mad Max tie-ins are on the way

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MultiVersus, the platform fighter , could be getting a whole bunch of new stages and characters, . This includes content from the film Barbie and the Mad Max universe, in addition to more Adventure Land stuff and a potential tie-in with the forthcoming Beetlejuice sequel. WB owns a whole bunch of stuff, so this could get interesting.The reporting is sourced from a , who published receipts in the form of screengrabs and the like. These images include an early version of a potential Barbie Land stage, complete with palm trees and, of course, a bright pink color palette.There’s also a…
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A Call of Duty game is coming to Xbox Game Pass, just not one anyone wants
23 Jul

A Call of Duty game is coming to Xbox Game Pass, just not one anyone wants

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Microsoft has been taking a lot of hits over its Xbox Game Pass price hike and the overall lackluster offering of games. So to make up for it, they are offering a Call of Duty game for the first time on its virtual buffet. Unfortunately, it’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, one of the lowest rated games in the series.Calling the reviews for Modern Warfare III “mixed” would be generous. IGN’s Simon Cardy said its single-player campaign was “shallow,” “dull” and “the worst Call of Duty single-player campaign I’ve played.” Jump Dash Roll’s Derek Johnson wrote that its main campaign…
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Lego’s first Fortnite sets are here
23 Jul

Lego’s first Fortnite sets are here

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Lego just announced its first sets inspired by the gaming phenomenon Fortnite. These kits draw from iconic characters and vehicles from both the original game and the brick-based spinoff Lego Fortnite, like an ouroboros of corporate synergy.The baddest of the bunch looks to be the 954-piece Battle Bus kit, which costs $100. This is a brick-based replica of the iconic hot-air balloon on wheels, complete with a removable roof and characters like Meowscles, Raven and Cuddle Team Leader, among others. LegoThe 1,414-piece Peely Bone set looks to appeal to collectors more than kids. It builds into a giant version of…
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Warner Bros. has bought the developer behind its MultiVersus brawler
23 Jul

Warner Bros. has bought the developer behind its MultiVersus brawler

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Warner Bros. of Player First Games, the developer behind the popular . This makes a whole lot of sense as the hit Smash Bros-esque brawler from WB properties. The game includes characters like Batman, Bugs Bunny, Agent Smith from The Matrix and, of course, both Rick and Morty.It doesn’t look like much will change with regard to the day-to-day workings of Player First Games. Co-founders Tony Huynh and Chris White will still lead the company, though the pair will report to Carlos Barbosa, Vice President and Studio Head of Warner Bros. Games.Huynh says the team is excited about the acquisition…
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Echoes of the Emergent, a hauntingly beautiful Playdate exclusive, sold me on visual novels
21 Jul

Echoes of the Emergent, a hauntingly beautiful Playdate exclusive, sold me on visual novels

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Somehow in all these years, I’ve never gotten into visual novels, despite being a person who loves both reading and video games. The idea has always intrigued me in some way, but I’ve never really felt compelled to actually pick one up. That changed when I first saw the announcement for a few months ago. Described as “a personal journey through a shattered post-apocalyptic world,” all it took was a glimpse of Echoes of the Emergent’s gritty aesthetic and melancholic atmosphere to get me to preorder it. And now that I’ve finally gotten around to playing (reading? experiencing?) it, I’m…
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The FTC is as mad about the Xbox Game Pass price increase as you are
21 Jul

The FTC is as mad about the Xbox Game Pass price increase as you are

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Microsoft has made changes to its Xbox Game Pass service that are "exactly the sort of consumer harm" from its Activision acquisition that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was worried about, the agency wrote in a letter addressed to the US Appeals Court. The FTC's letter focused on a recent price hike for the Xbox Game Pass and pointed out that the Game Pass Ultimate now costs $20 a month, which is $3 more per month than before and represents a 17 percent year-over-year increase.In addition, the agency called attention to Microsoft's decision to discontinue the $11 Console Game Pass…
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A nifty hack made Mario a playable character in 1994’s Donkey Kong Country
21 Jul

A nifty hack made Mario a playable character in 1994’s Donkey Kong Country

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Mario and Donkey Kong have been rivals, frenemies, go-kart competitors and tennis partners. The Italian plumber once kidnapped Donkey Kong’s son. DK once, uh, took over Mario’s toy company (?) and for some reason. They have history. What they haven’t done, however, is appear as playable characters in one another’s platforming adventures. Thanks to a nifty bit of hacking, that just changed.Mario is a playable character in a Donkey Kong Country, due to a ROM programmer called RainbowSprinklez. It’s appropriately named DKC X Mario and this is not a simple sprite swap. We wouldn’t waste your time with that. Mario…
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Schim is an inventive, beautiful platformer that’s just a little too repetitive
21 Jul

Schim is an inventive, beautiful platformer that’s just a little too repetitive

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Schim is one of the I was most looking forward to this year, and I generally had a pleasant time with it. It’s a pretty platformer in which every object and living thing has a soul called a Schim. These frog-like critters live in the shadow of their host but can become lost when its object or creature is neglected, damaged or going through something life-changing.You play as a Schim that gets separated from its person, who is going through a difficult spell in their life. There are no prizes for guessing that the goal is to reconnect with them.…
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